sumur eksplorasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sumur (“well”) +‎ eksplorasi (“exploration”).

Noun

sumur eksplorasi (plural sumur-sumur eksplorasi)

1. (mining) exploratory well: a deep test hole drilled by oil and gas exploration companies to locate reserves of recoverable gas and oil

Further reading

• “sumur eksplorasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.